WEST MERCIA PCC: DISCLOSURE LOG
RESPONSE TO REQUEST
Reference: 2022 – 279 / WE5479
Date of response: 11th February 2022
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST
Request
On Feb 3, Chief Constable Pippa Mills posted on Twitter a picture of a ‘Progress Pride
Flag’ outside West Mercia Police HQ.
Can you please tell me if express consent from the local planning authority was obtained to
fly this flag, in line with government rules?
If so, can you please provide me with the relevant documentation, detailing the application?
Response
Please see the below response to your request.
The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2007 (as
amended in 2012 and 2021) govern the flying of flags in England. These regulations grant
deemed consent for the flying of the Progress Pride Flag outside West Mercia Police
Headquarters. No application is required as a consequence.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write to the
Information Compliance Unit; Information Compliance Unit, PO Box 55, Worcester, WR3
8SP. Email: [email protected]
Yours sincerely,
FOI Officer
West Mercia PCC